Can the Welfare State Survive? (Hardcover)

After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. The welfare state is seen as a burden on wealth creation which can no longer be afforded in an ever more competitive global economy. There are calls for it to be dismantled altogether. In this incisive book, leading political economist Andrew Gamble explains why western societies still need generous inclusive welfare states for all their citizens, and are rich enough to provide them. Welfare states can survive, he argues, but only if there is the political will to reform them and to fund them.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2016
Authors:	A. Gamble
Dimensions:	220 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	152
ISBN-13:	978-0-7456-9873-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies
LSN:	0-7456-9873-5
Barcode:	9780745698731

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